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Wait until people find out they cannot record 6 things at one time with the Hopper.

And I thought people were against forced recordings to their DVRs?

What? This post seems out of nowhere... and technically is incorrect anyway, because with the primetime anytime recording 4 LiLs, and the 2 other tuners... you certainly could be recording 6 things at one time.

What? This post seems out of nowhere... and technically is incorrect anyway, because with the primetime anytime recording 4 LiLs, and the 2 other tuners... you certainly could be recording 6 things at one time.

Can the Hopper whole home work in conjunction with other existing Dish set top boxes to add more tuners, storage etc?

Can the Hopper whole home work in conjunction with other existing Dish set top boxes to add more tuners, storage etc?

To add more tuners to a H/J system, just add an additional Hopper to the mix. It was said at last weeks Team Summit that an OTA tuner for use with the H/J system was close to release. No timeline though. As far as addl. space goes, the external hard drive solution is still a supported option as has been on some previous receivers.

Looks like a DirecTV subscriber has buyer's remorse and has decided to take a dump in the competitor's front yard.
The Hopper has three tuners. This is not classified information, anyone doing the slightest bit of research before signing a two year contract will know. PTAT records an entire transponder, up to four specific events at one time from the major networks using one tuner, while the other two tuners are open for live viewing or recording. That means six recordings during PTAT. PTAT can be toggled on and off, this is not a "forced recording" and I agree that your research is flawed.

that's just for the hopper right? I'm asking what would it cost for the hopper and 3 joey's? That's the only way I see 6 tuners.

OTA isn't a common setup anymore, as much as the 20 people here at dbstalk make it out to be. I can tell you right now my Hr 34 and Hr 23 cost $26 in fees ($16 with my auto pay) thats HD,DVR and Whole home Dvr service, but that can record 5 shows while watching 2 live programs. Or recording 7 different shows, and can still stream up to 3 other rooms at the same time. So what again can the hopper and joey's do?

that's just for the hopper right? I'm asking what would it cost for the hopper and 3 joey's? That's the only way I see 6 tuners.

OTA isn't a common setup anymore, as much as the 20 people here at dbstalk make it out to be. I can tell you right now my Hr 34 and Hr 23 cost $26 in fees ($16 with my auto pay) thats HD,DVR and Whole home Dvr service, but that can record 5 shows while watching 2 live programs. Or recording 7 different shows, and can still stream up to 3 other rooms at the same time. So what again can the hopper and joey's do?

that's just for the hopper right? I'm asking what would it cost for the hopper and 3 joey's? That's the only way I see 6 tuners.

OTA isn't a common setup anymore, as much as the 20 people here at dbstalk make it out to be. I can tell you right now my Hr 34 and Hr 23 cost $26 in fees ($16 with my auto pay) thats HD,DVR and Whole home Dvr service, but that can record 5 shows while watching 2 live programs. Or recording 7 different shows, and can still stream up to 3 other rooms at the same time. So what again can the hopper and joey's do?

I have 2 Hoppers and 2 Joeys. During primetime I can record 9 different shows while watching 4 previously recorded shows or watching any of the shows being recorded. During non-primetime I can record 6 different shows while watching 4 previously recorded shows or any of the shows being recorded. I have not yet had a need to exceed these limits. Fees for all of this - $31. I absolutly love this new system and can't wait to see what Dish does with it in the future.